In amongst the pantheon of Hollywood dance movies, I had some high hopes for Footloose but it’s reputation seems due to cultural impact of the soundtrack more than the quality of the film.
The small town claustrophobia of the film encapsulates a feeling of the 80’s culture wars, but there is a complete lack of good dancing in this film. Just a bunch of white people jerking around. I get that bad dancing is better than no dancing, but still, these…